Last year, I did a horrible thing.

I was new to a certain congressional campaign. This person befriended me and gained my trust, and that trust does not come easily...especially with men.

He informed me that he had a crazy stalker. He'd never done anything to
lead her on. That he had, on several occasions, to remind her he was a happily married man and tried to let her down easy.

She wouldn't take no for an answer, so he had to block her. He wanted to warn me in case she tried reaching out to any of us.

I believed him.
He came to me again in a panic saying she was trying to spread rumors. Saying he had slept with her, and she might be pregnant and he abandoned her.

She was crazy, because I believed him.

I believed he was a decent guy. He always gave me pointers on who I should avoid...
even members of the campaign.

"She's has a little crush on me, but she's a good kid," he said about one girl that I should avoid a bit.

I believed him.

Needless to say, several of us defended him from the crazy girl.
We got pretty mean.

I own my part in that.
I never believed he had any blame there. Not for one second.

The girl blocked me, for good reason. I deserved it.

I am still blocked.

If by some chance you ever see this;

Bella, I am so sorry. I never thought in a million years he was capable of this... until I did.
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